English

Etymology 1

Inflection of Old English am, from Indo-European *es (to exist)

Verb

are

1. First-person present plural of to be

   We are not coming.

2. Second-person present plural of to be ("you are")

   Are you listening?

3. Third-person present plural of to be ("they are")

   They are here somewhere.

Translations

first-person

second-person

third-person

Translations to be checked

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• Chinese: 是 (shì), 在 (zài)
• Finnish: olla
• Hindi: हैं (haĩ)
• Persian: اَند (ænd), هَستَند (hæstænd)
• Slovak: si, sme , ste , sú
• Urdu: ہیں (haĩ)

Etymology 2

Latin area, a piece of level ground

Noun

are (plural ares)

1. (rare) A metric unit of surface area (symbol a) equal to 100 square metres.

Usage note

• Now rarely used except in its derivative hectare.

Translations

• Finnish: aari
• Latvian: ārs m
• Slovak: ár m
• Swedish: ar c

French

Noun

acre

Italian

Noun

are f plural (singular ara )

1. ares (units of area)

Noun

are f plural

1. macaws